I am, as a Scotsman, very much proud of my native land, its history, its people and all of its potential. It would seem that recent events have unjustly brought world ridicucle and scorn.

The decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was to all true and just Scotsmen, as much to all good and just folk, a horrid shock. The conduct of those who were to welcome his release was beyond reproach and only brought focus upon the radical extreme.

I would ask all to remember that Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales still find themselves under the bootheel of English political oppression, and though Scotland now has its own Parliament, England limits its true power and effectiveness.

The decision to make such an unjust release did not take place within the halls of the Scottish Parliment, but within the dark recesses of English financial and political scheme.

Not based on mercy, the grounds for such a release were founded on oil and natural gas. Scotland and the Scottish secretary of justice made perfect sacrificial lambs, and it would seem that no one can do or say anything to reverse such a terrible decision.